Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania
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Title
Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania
Description
Draft registration cards compiled from multiple registrations beginning in 1940, for men 18 to 45 years old.
This specific draft registration was for First Lieutenant Frank B. Morgan, and list him at 5'10" and 200 lbs, with a scar on his left leg and above his right eye. 1st LT. Frank B. Morgan was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on January 28, 1920, to Samuel and Edna Grace Morgan. Samuel Morgan was a first generation American of Northern Irish descent, working in the publishing industry as an editor and linotype operation. Edna Grace Morgan (née Black) was a native of Pennsylvania and appeared to be a housewife based on census evidence. Frank was the youngest of three boys, his siblings were Samuel Cree Morgan (1909-1990) and James Alexander Morgan (1912-1982). The Morgan’s owned a home on 17 Clopper Street in Greensburg, where Frank would reside until he entered active service. On December 6th 1939, Frank’s father passed at the age of 71; he was 19 at the time. Available records do not reveal whether 1st LT. Morgan (O-750431) entered the military by draft or enlistment; however, records reveal that he entered active service on April 27, 1942, out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the age of 22. Leaving out of McDill, 1st LT. Morgan served with the 555th Bomber Squadron, a unit within the 386th Bomber Group. 1st LT. Morgan served his country with distinction, earning an Air Medal with Eight Oak Leaf Clusters. He died on December 20, 1944, four days into the Ardennes campaign. His death is listed as non-battle related, suggesting that he may have been one of the many B-26 crashes at takeoff, or upon landing. 1st LT. Morgan died just before the of the war at the age of 24. Morgan rest at Plot B Row 39 Grave 46 in Epinal American Cemetery France; a second memorial was organized by his family is at Parker Presbyterian Cemetery in Pennsylvania.
This specific draft registration was for First Lieutenant Frank B. Morgan, and list him at 5'10" and 200 lbs, with a scar on his left leg and above his right eye. 1st LT. Frank B. Morgan was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on January 28, 1920, to Samuel and Edna Grace Morgan. Samuel Morgan was a first generation American of Northern Irish descent, working in the publishing industry as an editor and linotype operation. Edna Grace Morgan (née Black) was a native of Pennsylvania and appeared to be a housewife based on census evidence. Frank was the youngest of three boys, his siblings were Samuel Cree Morgan (1909-1990) and James Alexander Morgan (1912-1982). The Morgan’s owned a home on 17 Clopper Street in Greensburg, where Frank would reside until he entered active service. On December 6th 1939, Frank’s father passed at the age of 71; he was 19 at the time. Available records do not reveal whether 1st LT. Morgan (O-750431) entered the military by draft or enlistment; however, records reveal that he entered active service on April 27, 1942, out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the age of 22. Leaving out of McDill, 1st LT. Morgan served with the 555th Bomber Squadron, a unit within the 386th Bomber Group. 1st LT. Morgan served his country with distinction, earning an Air Medal with Eight Oak Leaf Clusters. He died on December 20, 1944, four days into the Ardennes campaign. His death is listed as non-battle related, suggesting that he may have been one of the many B-26 crashes at takeoff, or upon landing. 1st LT. Morgan died just before the of the war at the age of 24. Morgan rest at Plot B Row 39 Grave 46 in Epinal American Cemetery France; a second memorial was organized by his family is at Parker Presbyterian Cemetery in Pennsylvania.
Source
Roll number: 44033_11_00208, Record Group 147
Date Created
ca. 1940
Coverage
Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
Spatial Coverage
17 Clopper Street, Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
Rights Holder
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Source Repository
National Archives
External Reference
Morgan, Samuel, 1868-1939. Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials. Findagrave.com (http://findagrave.com: accessed October 15 October 2016.)
Morgan, Frank, 1920-1944. Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials. Findagrave.com (http://findagrave.com: accessed 15 October 2016.)
United States, Bureau of the Census (20 April 1910).1910 U.S. Federal Census: Samuel
Morgan Jr. Family. p.10 Edna G. Morgan, Samuel Cree Morgan. Greensburg Ward 1, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; dwelling 71, family 71. Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1375442. Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com: accessed 15 October 2016).
United States, Bureau of the Census (16 April 1930). 1930 U.S. Federal Census:
Samuel Morgan Jr. Family. p.18 Edna G. Morgan, Samuel Cree Morgan, James A Morgan, Frank B. Morgan. Greensburg Ward 1, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; house 17, dwelling 196, family 224. Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 19.0; FHL microfilm: 2341890. Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com: accessed 15 October 2016).
United States, Bureau of the Census (15 April 1940). 1940 U.S. Federal Census:
Edna G. Morgan Family. p.23, Samuel Cree Morgan, Frank B. Morgan. Greensburg Ward 1, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; house 17, dwelling 281, Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 65-46. Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com: accessed 15 October 2016).
United States, European Theater Office of Theater Censor (3 July 1945). A History of a
Bombing Outfit: The 386th Bomb Group. B26.com (https://b26.com: accessed 15 October 2016).
United States, Headstone Inscription and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on
Foreign Soil, 1942–1949. Series A1 43, NAI ID: 7408555. Records of the American Battle Monuments Commission, 1918–ca. 1995. Record Group 117. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com: accessed 15 October 2016).
United States, The National Archives. World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army
Air Forces Personnel from Florida, 1946. Fold3.com (http://fold3.com: accessed 15 October 2016).
United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World
War II: Fourth Registration. Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania (1940-1947); Frank B. Morgan. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration. Fold3.com (http://fold3.com: accessed 15 October 2016).
United States, World War Two Veterans’ Compensation Bureau. World War II Veterans
Compensation Applications, circa 1950s: Records of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.92 (877 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Ancestry.com (http:ancestry.com: accessed 15 October 2016).
Morgan, Frank, 1920-1944. Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials. Findagrave.com (http://findagrave.com: accessed 15 October 2016.)
United States, Bureau of the Census (20 April 1910).1910 U.S. Federal Census: Samuel
Morgan Jr. Family. p.10 Edna G. Morgan, Samuel Cree Morgan. Greensburg Ward 1, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; dwelling 71, family 71. Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1375442. Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com: accessed 15 October 2016).
United States, Bureau of the Census (16 April 1930). 1930 U.S. Federal Census:
Samuel Morgan Jr. Family. p.18 Edna G. Morgan, Samuel Cree Morgan, James A Morgan, Frank B. Morgan. Greensburg Ward 1, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; house 17, dwelling 196, family 224. Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 19.0; FHL microfilm: 2341890. Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com: accessed 15 October 2016).
United States, Bureau of the Census (15 April 1940). 1940 U.S. Federal Census:
Edna G. Morgan Family. p.23, Samuel Cree Morgan, Frank B. Morgan. Greensburg Ward 1, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; house 17, dwelling 281, Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 65-46. Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com: accessed 15 October 2016).
United States, European Theater Office of Theater Censor (3 July 1945). A History of a
Bombing Outfit: The 386th Bomb Group. B26.com (https://b26.com: accessed 15 October 2016).
United States, Headstone Inscription and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on
Foreign Soil, 1942–1949. Series A1 43, NAI ID: 7408555. Records of the American Battle Monuments Commission, 1918–ca. 1995. Record Group 117. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com: accessed 15 October 2016).
United States, The National Archives. World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army
Air Forces Personnel from Florida, 1946. Fold3.com (http://fold3.com: accessed 15 October 2016).
United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World
War II: Fourth Registration. Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania (1940-1947); Frank B. Morgan. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration. Fold3.com (http://fold3.com: accessed 15 October 2016).
United States, World War Two Veterans’ Compensation Bureau. World War II Veterans
Compensation Applications, circa 1950s: Records of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.92 (877 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Ancestry.com (http:ancestry.com: accessed 15 October 2016).
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Original Format
paper document
Physical Dimensions
2980 x 1850
Citation
“Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania,” RICHES, accessed June 25, 2026, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/8084.